Difficult to sex. (When they mate, the male always sit on the back of the often larger female.)

Not hermaphrodites, so need a male and female counterpart in order to reproduce. Growth rate is slow (when they are well fed they lay strings of eggs, one at the time. When malenurished they only lay one egg at the time,) and eggs are laid singly under water and are often eaten by other tank mates. So typically very slow breeders.

This snail relishes other snails for dinner, and will willingly rid your tank of troublesome Ramshorn Snails, Pond Snails and even full size Malaysian Trumpet Snails, they will hunt them down and suck them out of their own shells. When these are not available, it can be supplemented with pellet foods, they will also sift through detritus.

If you overfeed the tank and there is leftover food left lying around, these snails will prefer that food source to other snails.